Iranian people and no inspiration (?)

Well...Actually we are not very inspired today, just because we did not do much yesterday...

Just went around with these two girls (very smart and modern) to see a bathouse and the bird garden in Isfahan. During the night we went out for dinner with some Iranian-Italian friends we have already mentioned...Basically for once we took it easy...

We must say that here people are very curious about us as tourists and almost every day we discuss with a few people, mostly young ones who are tipically very very modern. This country is definitely a big surprise: it is very different from how it is depicted on our own western media, especially regarding women condition. We never felt in danger and we always feel very welcomed, Iranian hospitality is just great: sometimes people go out of their way just to help you or to give you a ride to some place without asking for anything in exchange.

Another striking aspect, is that basically everyone has been asking us what do we think about Iran: Iranians, at least the educated ones, are very aware of the image that western goverments are projecting of them and very often they sadly ask us "Why did you come to Iran since everyone in the West thinks we are terrorists?"... In fact the lack of western tourism is very evident.

Needless to say we think Iran is a great place to visit, very complex and interesting to explore and discover...so Anita, you made the right choice!;-)

In the end, it seems we are more inspired than we thought...